Workshop of Bartholomaeus Spranger 16th Century | Flemish Leda and the Swan Oil on panel Retelling one of the most legendary Greco-Roman mythological tales, this exceptional oil on panel of Leda and ...

The fresco ”Leda e il cigno” (Leda and the swan) discovered last Friday in the Regio V archeological area in Pompeii, near Naples, Italy, is seen Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.

The figure of Leda being impregnated by the god in swan form was a fairly common home decoration theme in Pompeii and Herculaneum, another town destroyed in A.D. 79 by the volcanic eruption of ...

ROME — The ancient Pompeian fresco depicting the mythological scene of Leda and the swan was well preserved. It shows the rape of the queen of Sparta by Jupiter, the Romans’ Zeus, in the form ...

A discovery in Pompeii of a fresco mural depicting the Greek myth of “Leda and the Swan” shows that issues of consent facing women today were present nearly two thousand years ago.

'Leda and the Swan'. Lithograph on paper. Signed with cipher and editioned '12/25' lower margins in pencil. Property from a Bronxville, NY estate. Dimensions: Sight size: 8.50" h x 12.125: w. Frame: ...

Object Details maker Meissen Manufactory Description TITLE: Meissen figure group of Leda and the swan MAKER: Meissen Manufactory PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: ceramic, porcelain, hard paste (overall material) ...

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The new find is on Via del Vesuvio, in the site's Regio V area. In the myth, the god Zeus turned into a swan and raped Leda, Queen of Sparta.